We asked our office mates for their dream 2018 trips now that Journeys Within & Wild Frontiers offers so many more destinations throughout the world. This is what they said…
April’s dream trips:
Anniversary trip: See the Aurora Borealis. It would be so romantic to sleep under the stars… but still be warm! See the Northern Lights and Igloo Hotel tour.
Family trip: Borneo! My kids would be so excited by all the orangutans and then to be able to relax on a beautiful beach at the end. See the Sabah-Wildlife and Rainforests tour.
Just for me: Jordan. I’ve always wanted to see Petra, I mean ever since I watched Indiana Jones. See the Jordan – Lost City of Arabia tour.
Girlfriend Getaway: Sri Lanka, for the diving and the culture, Sri Lanka is still an emerging destination so now is the time to go. See the Sri Lanka – The Land of Serendipity tour.
Just for Me!: Egypt. There has never been a better time to go to Egypt as there are less crowds and it seems like a new discovery every day. See the Cairo To Khartoum tour.
Andrea’s dream trips:
With the Kids: Return to India! I loved India and can’t wait to show my kids around. The top priority while I’m there would be Castle Bijaipur to enjoy this beautiful heritage property, ride horses and take jeep drives! While the cities in India were amazing, I can’t wait to get into the country and meet the people and have an adventure. See the Rajasthan Family Adventure tour.
Adventure with Philippa: I’ve been to Eritrea and found it fascinating with tremendous people, so I imagine Ethiopia (pictured above) is much the same. See the Ethiopia – Northern Explorer tour.
Multigenerational: We’d like to take the kids and the grandkids on a private tour to Costa Rica. See the Classic Costa Rica – Family tour.
Traveling with Andrea: Mongolia. On the ski lift I used to quiz her on the capitals of the world and she never got Ulan Bator! I would take Andrea to Mongolia so we could come full circle. See the Mongolia – Land of the Great Khan tour.
I do hope you are well and looking forward to the festive season.
The purpose of this letter is firstly to welcome you to the world of Wild Frontiers and to say how happy, and proud I am that we have teamed up with Andrea and her passionate team at Journeys Within.
As a fellow member of the Condé Nast Traveler Top Travel Specialists list, I first met Andrea at a summit in Los Angeles some six years ago. Chatting to her over the course of the event it became very clear to me that we both shared the same travel ethos – that of striving to give our guests the best possible travel experience, while also being sympathetic to the communities and environments we were lucky enough to be traveling through.
And I thought then if we could ever join forces it would make a wonderful match. So I am delighted that six years on this dream has become a reality.
As far as Wild Frontiers is concerned, I founded and launched the business in 2002, principally out of my knowledge of travel in South Asia: India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bhutan. As a travel writer and journalist before becoming a tour operator – during which time I wrote three books and made one Discovery Channel film – I knew many far flung countries and soon the business expanded. With a team of dedicated travel consultants here in London, plus an office in Delhi, we now offer expert travel advice to around 70 destinations, from Argentina to Algeria and India to Iran. We have our own charitable foundation and in 2012 we were awarded the Guardian/Observer Best Ethical Travel Company Award.
So it is my fervent wish that we at Wild Frontiers can emulate worldwide what Andrea, April and their team in Cambodia have given you in Southeast Asia. We will do all we can to make sure that the same level of service and knowledge is offered wherever you choose to go.
I wish you a very happy festive season and happy travels in 2018.